Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Free Update Adds New Map, Quality-of-Life Improvements

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance has just dropped a major 16 GB update, which adds a new map packed with content, as well as a variety of UI and quality-of-life improvements, and more. Dark Alliance was criticized for its rough state at launch, so hopefully, this update makes the game feel like a more complete, finished experience. You can check out a rundown of some of the new content, features, and quality-of-life improvements Canadian developer Tuque Games has included in the Crystal Wraiths update, below.

The Crystal Wraiths

• The long-awaited free DLC drop is here! Coming in hot is a new map, The Crystal Wraiths, which contains three acts to complete with new cinematics, new lore items, new bosses and a new trophy to earn.

User Interface and User Experience

• Players can now choose to skip the Tally Screen at the end of a mission
• Added ability countdown timers
• Added additional Controller presents
• Added new loading screen tips, mission descriptions and images
• Added the ability to view Moves and Equipped Gear while in a mission
• Added the ability to restore default settings in Keybinding menu while in a mission
• Added Buff Icons to the “Icon Legend” menu
• Added AZERTY Support for Keyboard & Mouse controls
• Added and improved the accuracy of existing waypoint markers
• Players are now able to swap characters when in a full party
• Added a “+” in front of the Critical Chance stat
• Updated Move descriptions

Performance and Stability

• Fixed a crash which could occur after receiving the inactivity prompt in a map
• Fixed crashes on Xbox One consoles that were occurring while in Multiplayer
• Fixed a massive FPS drop occurring when player characters were hit by Akar Kessel’s Cloudkill attack
• Improved performance in The Fury of Icewind, Crystalline Dreams and The Order of the One Light

The new Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance update also includes a long list of bug fixes and balance tweaks – if you need to know about those, you can check out the full, unabridged patch notes here.

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Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is available now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5.